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LOUIS CHURCH, OF BUFFALO, NFV YORK.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 522,510, dated July1894- Application led November 1,1893. serai 110.489,691. (No mien Toal? whom it may concern: v

13e 1t known that I, Louis CHURCH, a citi- .zen of the United States,residing in Buffalo, 1n the'county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Iinprovements in Picture-Hangers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in picture hangers wherebya single suspending rod is combined with adjusting devices for adjustingthe picture frame either uphdown, or sdewise and also for adjustingitsinclination, all of which will be fully and clearly hereinafterdescribed and claimed reference being had to the accompanying drawings,in which- Figure 1, is a side elevation, showing the device connectedwith a picturey frame. Fig.

- 2, represents a back View of the same, also showing 1t attached to apicture frame. Fig.

3, 1s an enlarged detached .side elevation of the picture frameadjusting device, showing only a portion of the suspending rod, the armfor carrying the toothed cams being in section, o n line, a, oi, Fig. 4.Fig. 4, represents a rear View of the arm for carrying the toothed cams.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 1, represents the substantiallyvertical suspending rod. It is preferably made round or nearly so 1ncross section, of brass or iron, but any other suitable material may beused. At the back of the suspending rod 1, is a series of notches orteeth, 2, which extend nearly the Whole length of said rod. The top ofthe suspending rod is provided with two hooks, 3 and 4, the hook 3,being used to connect it 'l to a nail when required, the hook 4, beingadapted to catch over a molding, 5, substantially as shown in Fig. 1.The hook, 3, if req uired may be made in the form of a loop or ringadapted to be easily placed over a nail. At the lower end of thesuspending rod is another hook portion, 6, the object of which is toprevent the rod from being pulled en` tirely out from its holdingdevice. It will be noticed that the hook, 4, is placed substantially atright ang-les to the hook, 3, thereby adapting it to catch over amolding as hereinbefore mentioned. Y

7, represents a nearly semicircular supporting bar. Itis provided with abase or attach-i provided with a hook, 11, which catches overv and holdsthe suspending cord, 12. This cord, 12,--is made of wire or other WellknownV ina terial adapted for the purpose, it is attached to thevf ramein' the usual'way by screw eyes, 13.

yOn the inner side of the curved supporting bar7, is ay series ofnotches or teeth, 14, the object of which will appear farther on.toothed cam supporting arm 15, is slotted at each end at 15, and 15e.Inthe end 15, is pivotedeccentrically by a pin16, a ytoothed cam, 17, itis provided with a thumb piece, 18, by which it is turned on its pivot,16. Between'the periphery of the cam and end of the slot at 15a, is anopening 19, in which the curved bar, 7, is placed so that the teeth, 20,in the cam, 17, engage with the teeth, 14, in the curved bar, 7, and arekept in engagementjby means of a spring, 21. The cam is easilydisengaged by pressing on the thumb piece, 18, so as to turn the cam inthe direction of the arrow, o, Fig. 3. From the above description itwill be seen that by thus disengaging the cam, the arm, 15, can be movedalong the curved bar, 7, in either direction, and that on releasing thethumb piece, the

spring will immediately act and bring the` teeth into close engagementso that the arm, 15, cannot be moved downward or in thedirection of thearrow w, (see Fig. 1,) and that the greater the force' brought againstit in that direction, the stronger it will be held at `the point towhichit may have been adj usted.

At the opposite end of the arm, 15,"or at the end 15e, is pivotedeccenti'ically by a pin, 22, another toothed cam wheel, 23. This camwheel is also provided with a thumb piece, 24, by which it may be turnedon its pivot. Between the teeth, 25, of this cam wheel and the end ofthe slot or opening at 15e, is a space, 26, large enough to allow 'thevertical rod, 1, to slide between them when the cam is in position topermit' it.

To keep the cam, 23, in its normal position The" roo I or its teeth incontact With the teeth, 2, (see Fig. 3,) a spring, 27, is used whichholds it back in the direction of the arrow, To release the cam so thatthe rod, 1, may be slipped easily up or down, all that is necessary todo :is to press on the thumb piece, 24, in the direction of the arrow,y, and the 1noment the thumb piece is released, the spring acts and thecan holds the arm, l5, rigidly at the point to which it may have beenadjusted.

From the above description it will be seen that a picture frame may beeasily adjusted up or down by means of the toothed cam, 23, and thetoothed rod, l. The inclination of the frame may be adjusted by means ofthe curved bar, 7, and its connecting cam Wheel, or the frame may beadjusted laterally by means of the slot, 9, and the holding screws.

I claim as my inventionl. In a picture frame hanger, the combina tionwith a single vertical suspending rod provided With a series of teethextending down one side,of a cam supporting arm, having one end securedto an attachment adapted to be fastened to a frame and its opposite endprovided with -a toothed cam Wheel pivoted eccentrically to thesupporting arm and adapted to engage with the teeth in the verticalsupporting rod, a spring` for holding the cam Wheel in engagementtherewith and a thumb piece by which it may be disengaged therefrom,whereby the frame may be adjusted vertically up or down and firmlysecured at the point adjusted, substantially as described.-

2. In a picture frame hanger, the combination of a single nearlyvertical suspending rod having a series of teeth extending down oneside, a cam supporting arm having at one end a toothed cam wheel pivotedeccentri cally thereto, a curved bar adapted to be secured to a frameand having teeth on its 1nner side for engaging with the teeth in thecalnwheel, a spring for holding the cam vvheel in engagement and a thumbpiece for dlsengaging it, and means for holding the opposite end of thecam supporting arm to the vert1- cal suspending rod, whereby theinclination of a frame to which the device may be attached can beadjusted and secured, substantially as described.

3. In a picture frame hanger, the combination of a single nearlyvertical suspending rod having a series of teeth extending down oneside, acarn supporting arm having at both ends a toothed cam wheelpivoted eccentri cally thereto, each wheel having a spring for keepingit in engagement and a thumb piece for disengaging it, a curved barhaving a slotted base by which it is adapted to be at tached to a frameso as to have a lateral ad' justment, a series of teeth on the innerside of said curved bar for engaging with the teeth in the pivoted camWheel at one end of the cani Wheel supporting arm, the verticalsupporting bar teeth engaging with the teeth in the cam wheel at theopposite end ot the cam wheel supporting arm, substantially as and forthe purposes described.

LOUIS CHURCH.

Witnesses J. M. CALDWELL, J AMES SANGSTER.

